[rescue] Corrupted list messages
Phil Stracchino
phils at caerllewys.net
Thu Sep 30 10:17:45 CDT 2021
On 9/30/21 9:30 AM, Mouse wrote:
> Given the purpose of this list, I think it's reasonable for it to stick
> to ASCII. I would, though, rather see it reject non-ASCII mail than
> just smash the high bits - and if it does just smash high bits, it
> _really_ should to do something better than send out mail full of ^S
> and ^Y mislabeled as being US-ASCII.
I have to counter, given the purpose and audience of this list, what is
the *point* in smashing high bits? It's not as though we're going to be
flooding each other with animated emoji. It creates more problems than
it prevents.
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Phil Stracchino
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